Nick Kyrgios sensationally withdraws from the Australian Open with a knee injury 

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Australian Open with a knee injury just a day before he was due to play his first round match against Roman Safiullin.

The 27-year-old was Australia’s best chance of taking out a title at the grand slam and was originally battling an ankle injury that prevented him from competing in any of the warm-up tournaments before play started at Melbourne Park.

A routine MRI that was done after Kyrgios suffered discomfort in the joint revealed that he has a tear in his lateral meniscus and a cyst, his physiotherapist Will Maher revealed.

Kyrgios cut a forlorn figure as he announced he’s been forced to pull out of his home grand slam: ‘I’m devastated, obviously’

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The great Aussie hope said the injury isn’t career-threatening and he has no doubt he’ll make a full recovery 

The injury isn’t serious enough to be career-threatening. 

The star said he was shattered to have to withdraw from his home grand slam, where many rated him a chance of going one better than he did at Wimbledon, where he lost the final to Novak Djokovic last year.

‘I’m devastated, obviously,’ he said at a press conference just after the news broke on Monday afternoon.

‘It’s my home tournament … it’s brutal. Obviously a mixture of emotions … that’s life. It’s part of the sport.

‘I’m not doubting that I’ll be back to my full strength.’

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